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lazy

Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/

The English word “lazy” has 12 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
  2. Causing or characterised by idleness; relaxed or leisurely.
  3. Showing a lack of effort or care.
  4. Sluggish; slow-moving.
  5. Droopy.
  6. Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles.
  7. Turned so that (the letter) is horizontal instead of vertical.
  8. Employing lazy evaluation; not calculating results until they are immediately required.
  9. Wicked; vicious.

verb

  1. To laze, act in a lazy manner.

noun

  1. A lazy person.
  2. Sloth (animal).

Etymology

Attested since 1540, origin uncertain. Probably from Low German and Middle Low German lasich (“slack, feeble, lazy”), from las, from Old Saxon lask, from Proto-Germanic *lasiwaz, *laskaz (“feeble, weak”), from Proto-Indo-European *las- (“weak”). Akin to Dutch leuzig (“lazy”), German lässig (“casual, nonchalant, laid-back, easy-going”), Old Norse lasinn (“limpy, tired, weak”), Old English lesu,…

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